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1. Re: mea culpa - bolt question (score: 1): Author: "M D \"Doc\" Nugent" <docnugent@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 08:58:56 -0700 (PDT); The rule I learned is that you only need thread-to-thread contact as deep as the bolt shaft is wide. The context for the rule was wheel lugbolts on Porsches, but it makes some sense. Using the rule,; /html/spitfires/2005-08/msg00034.html (7,109 bytes)
2. Removing an overdrive (questions) (score: 1): Author: "M D \"Doc\" Nugent" <docnugent@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 08:00:47 -0700 (PDT); With the body off the frame, I'll be removing the overdrive, propshaft, relay, and OD mount to put them on eBay (need money for other projects). Do I also need to remove the whole shift lever, or jus; /html/spitfires/2005-08/msg00100.html (6,920 bytes)
3. Free Spit parts near Seattle (score: 1): Author: "M D \"Doc\" Nugent" <docnugent@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 09:35:30 -0700 (PDT); - engine/trans/driveshaft/diff - body panels - misc. (to be negotiated). The catch: - you remove what you want from the car (I'm not gonna do it for you). You should bring your own hand tools, but y; /html/spitfires/2005-06/msg00053.html (6,833 bytes)
4. Re: Differential rebuilding article (score: 1): Author: "M D \"Doc\" Nugent" <docnugent@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 11:24:44 -0700 (PDT); Even as a web page, it's certainly worth doing. I wonder, though, if the space available in a paper magazine might not limit the number of steps too much and simply result in you getting a ton of ema; /html/spitfires/2005-05/msg00019.html (8,082 bytes)
5. Re: Triumph Wire Wheel Hub Interchange (score: 1): Author: "M D \"Doc\" Nugent" <docnugent@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 10:17:56 -0700 (PDT); Andy's right about the PCD (bolt circle to 'mericans) being different, but it looks to me like there's enough meat on the flange to have a 2nd bolt circle (3.75" diam.) added to the stock TR2/3/4 bol; /html/spitfires/2005-04/msg00103.html (8,363 bytes)
6. lug nut seat angle (score: 1): Author: "M D \"Doc\" Nugent" <docnugent@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:33:34 -0800 (PST); Does anyone know what the seat angle is of Triumph lug 90 degrees (45 each side of centerline) seems standard for metric nuts, and I've seen aftermarket nuts with 60 degree seats (30 each side of cen; /html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00089.html (6,516 bytes)
7. Re: 15" Wheels and tire (score: 1): Author: "M D \"Doc\" Nugent" <docnugent@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 08:52:24 -0800 (PST); There won't be any change in a CAD drawing of the suspension's arcs, but the plus two wheels/tires WILL change the real-world geometry. Better grip between tire patch and road will compress the suspe; /html/spitfires/2005-02/msg00000.html (7,798 bytes)
8. Rear shock mounting (score: 1): Author: "M D \"Doc\" Nugent" <docnugent@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 09:21:30 -0800 (PST); Can the upper rear shock mounts from a Spitfire 1500 (the 4-5" long U-channel brackets) be simply bolted to the frame of a GT6+ and used to locate the top of the shocks (I'd be using the GT6+ rear pa; /html/spitfires/2004-11/msg00059.html (7,021 bytes)
9. Rear shock mounting (score: 1): Author: "M D \"Doc\" Nugent" <docnugent@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 09:21:09 -0800 (PST); Can the upper rear shock mounts from a Spitfire 1500 (the 4-5" long U-channel brackets) be simply bolted to the frame of a GT6+ and used to locate the top of the shocks (I'd be using the GT6+ rear pa; /html/spitfires/2004-11/msg00060.html (7,011 bytes)
10. Re: Rear shock mounting - clarified (score: 1): Author: "M D \"Doc\" Nugent" <docnugent@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 15:16:33 -0800 (PST); I see how my question was unclear - what I meant was could a SECOND pair of upper rear shock mounts (aka body mounts) - cut from a Spitfire frame in this case - be used to extend the upper shock moun; /html/spitfires/2004-11/msg00067.html (8,408 bytes)
11. Swapping transmissions (score: 1): Author: "M D \"Doc\" Nugent" <docnugent@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 09:46:05 -0800 (PST); I have two Spit parts cars that I'll be cannibalizing for my Burlington Arrow project: 1) A '71-72 (not sure) with good 1296 engine - someone here wants to buy the trans (w/OD and gearknob OD switch); /html/spitfires/2004-11/msg00075.html (7,490 bytes)
12. RE: Swapping transmissions (score: 1): Author: "M D \"Doc\" Nugent" <docnugent@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 13:52:14 -0800 (PST); We don't have Dolomites here (US), but it sounds like I may have all the parts needed between the two cars: a. engine - '71-72 1296 b. flywheel - '71-72 1296 c. clutch driven plate - '78-79 1500 d. c; /html/spitfires/2004-11/msg00078.html (8,881 bytes)
13. RE: Paint for frame - URGENT WARNING (score: 1): Author: "M D \"Doc\" Nugent" <docnugent@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 10:18:25 -0800 (PST); If you can smell POR-15, you're being poisoned (POR-15 is close in chemical composition to cyanide). At a minimum, you should be wearing a snug OSHA respirator with black stripe cartridges, latex/ni; /html/spitfires/2004-11/msg00125.html (7,516 bytes)
14. Rear axle failure (score: 1): Author: "M D \"Doc\" Nugent" <docnugent@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 15:07:53 -0700 (PDT); I keep hearing that Spitfire rear axles are fragile, but I don't hear any details. When a rear axle fails, what actually happens: - the axle shaft fractures - the splines on the axle shaft shear off; /html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00004.html (7,050 bytes)
15. Spitfire wheel adapters in the UK (score: 1): Author: "M D \"Doc\" Nugent" <docnugent@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 20:41:22 -0700 (PDT); I saw these on eBay and wonder if they're still being made "over there": http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7919445900&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT I'll need a set of f; /html/spitfires/2004-10/msg00019.html (7,315 bytes)
16. Spitfire Swing Spring - safety during disassembly (score: 1): Author: "M D \"Doc\" Nugent" <docnugent@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 19:15:09 -0700 (PDT); When taking a swing spring off the car and taking it apart, are there safety issues similar to those when removing the front coil springs? How much energy is still in the leaf spring when you've jack; /html/spitfires/2004-09/msg00063.html (7,244 bytes)
17. chrome wire wheels for Spit (score: 1): Author: "M D \"Doc\" Nugent" <docnugent@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 19:29:25 -0700 (PDT); Does anyone have a PAIR of chrome wire wheels for a Spitfire they'd be willing to sell? M D Nugent Renton, WA __________________________________; /html/spitfires/2004-08/msg00021.html (6,460 bytes)
18. Re: Spitfire Swing Spring (score: 1): Author: "M D \"Doc\" Nugent" <docnugent@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:52:03 -0700 (PDT); Didn't the longer axles coincide with introduction of the swing spring rear suspension? I don't know, but it MAY require axle replacement when you do the spring swap. If so, it might be cheaper to ge; /html/spitfires/2004-08/msg00136.html (10,089 bytes)
19. RE: greasey hands (score: 1): Author: "M D \"Doc\" Nugent" <docnugent@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 13:27:27 -0700 (PDT); One thing I learned NOT to use is that degreaser in the bottle with a purple spray handle (I forget the brand name). After a few days of using it to cut through the disassembly gunk on my hands, my f; /html/spitfires/2004-08/msg00151.html (7,137 bytes)
20. Re: Spitfire Swing Spring (score: 1): Author: "M D \"Doc\" Nugent" <docnugent@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 13:03:28 -0700 (PDT); I don't doubt you (and I don't have any here to measure), but if the difference in axle length is between the u-joint and dust shield and the uprights are the same (I think they are), then it seems l; /html/spitfires/2004-08/msg00159.html (9,165 bytes)

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